NBA Players: 3 Burning questions for Kyrie Irving heading into next season

#3 Can Kyrie Irving be the leader the Brooklyn Nets need him to be?

Boston Celtics v Los Angeles Lakers

The answer is yes and if Kevin Durant can play at all in 2020 there is no doubt Brooklyn is a better team.

He is a multiple-time All-Star, an NBA Champion and has appeared in three NBA Finals. He is a point guard still in his prime who can deliver big games at will seemingly. He recorded 18 games of 30 or more points and 29 with 25 or more points in 2018/19.

The issue is will Irving learn from his time in Boston and help nurture his young Nets teammates or try to embarrass them every time they make mistakes?

Will he draw upon his experience to lead and take responsibility as a former NBA Champion and multiple time NBA Finals competitor to lift Brooklyn to new heights or will he sulk, and display indifference when things go wrong like he did this year in Boston?

Should Irving comport himself with the grace and poise of the champion he is, Brooklyn is a playoff team again in 2020.

How far they progress into the playoff season is hard to determine as the East is much different from 2019. The Raptors are seemingly weakened by the departures of Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard.

Philadelphia is different with no Jimmy Butler or J.J.Redick but Milwaukee is much the same team that won 60 games in 2019.

Boston is likely to contend in 2020 and if Indiana has a healthy Victor Oladipo they should be problematic to play as well. Brooklyn won 42 games in 2019 expect them to win around 45-47 in 2020 with Irving running the offense.

For the time being, when the NBA season starts in October of 2019, the Brooklyn Nets are Irving's team to lead and the ball will be in his hands.

At the age of 27, this is his time to prove that he is indeed a franchise player with the mental strength and composure to handle the stress and strain the ups and downs of a grueling NBA season taking his Brooklyn Nets to places they have never been in the NBA. Fans are ready for it. Many experts claim he’s capable of it. Well, the time is now for Kyrie Irving to show once and for all he is the man.